La Capital: The Biography of Mexico CityThe history of Mexico City is a sweeping, dramatic saga of individuals confronting victory and defeat, opulence and misery, euphoria and catastrophe. A colorful panorama, told by a Latin American correspondent of the New York Times. 16 pages of photos. |
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The intendants and subdelegates soon realized that they needed the help of the
Mexico City elite . The performance of any provincial administrator was measured
by his success in delivering Indian tributes to the central treasury in Mexico City ...
The intendants and subdelegates soon realized that they needed the help of the
Mexico City elite . The performance of any provincial administrator was measured
by his success in delivering Indian tributes to the central treasury in Mexico City ...
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elite was able to gain control of virtually the entire lucrative trade in cochineal dye
in Oaxaca . 52 By the end of the 1700s , many intendants and subdelegates —
displaying the same venality as the bureaucrats they replaced — had become ...
elite was able to gain control of virtually the entire lucrative trade in cochineal dye
in Oaxaca . 52 By the end of the 1700s , many intendants and subdelegates —
displaying the same venality as the bureaucrats they replaced — had become ...
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Many elite creoles felt threatened by a wave of nationalism and hatred of things
Spanish that was sweeping Mexico in the wake of Independence . Spain ' s
continued refusal to recognize the freedom of its former colony and its rupture of
trade ...
Many elite creoles felt threatened by a wave of nationalism and hatred of things
Spanish that was sweeping Mexico in the wake of Independence . Spain ' s
continued refusal to recognize the freedom of its former colony and its rupture of
trade ...
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La capital: the biography of Mexico City
Κριτική χρηστών - Not Available - Book VerdictKandell, former Latin American correspondent for the New York Times and a native of Mexico City, has written a magnificent 700-year history of the first big city of the new world, today its largest ... Ανάγνωση ολόκληρης της κριτικής
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Prologue | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 9 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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